INTAKE, Radioman's premier CD, takes a dark and deep journey into both the listener's and the artist's soul...a an undaunted exposure of truth. My two favorite songs are CANE and NEW GROUND. The moving lyrics and the precision instrumentals, produced by this band, synchronize in such a way to create true listening pleasure.
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I have to be honest. The first time I listened to this album it didn't reach out and grab me. However I always give bands I'm reviewing at least two spins. Lucky for me that I did. After the second time, I was actually hearing what Radioman was doing. It has since then become a disc in my cd player's regular rotation. Radioman is a 3 piece band from Medford, OR. They play a midpaced groove style of rock. It could be along the confines of Tool, Quicksand, Helmet and the Rollins Band. The tracks are well constructed with layers of loud guitar, bass and drums that roll through the tracks smoothely. The vocals range from clean and melodic to a slightly more abbrasive tone. They create different levels of intensity all throughout the record. Moving around from very melodic hooks into grittier passages. Radioman comes across as a bi-polar rock machine. The songs average around 6 min. Each track is a journey of mood swings that keep a heavy groove all throughout. I think my favorite track is "Set Away". It starts out with a Pink Floyd type trippy guitar then lands into this choppy riff which is carried away into a big chorus type hook. The guitars on this album sound big. Everything moves along at a nice pace. I would recommend you grab this if you are into more melodic metal.
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RADIOMAN/Intake (Mental Records) This is a mixture of hardcore, metal and a bit of industrial. Sort of like Helmet in spots. The bass is a bit too much up in the mix though. Vocals are shouted, but not hardocre, sort of like Helmet at times. The band aren't following any trends and are pretty original. A good band for what they do.
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Radioman - Intake
Review by: Rob Wrong (StonerRock.com)
Mental Records
Release date: Available now

Well, this isn't your a typical stoner rock garden variety stuff here, Radioman takes a more dark dance music approach reminding me more of Nine Inch Nails then, say Monster Magnet.

These guys have guitars, but it's more of a dark industrial early Ministry approach with them. Vocals are strong and melodic but I can't help but wondering if he is wearing a black trench coat and black lip stick. 

Radioman is probably one of those bands that would fit right in with Nitzer Ebb on a bill too. It has a simple overdriven guitar riff approach with simple angular progressions and tons of dark simple vocals over the top. Drums are pretty tribal at times, almost a Middle Eastern feel...yeah; these cats definitely know who Ministry is.

Check out 'Intake' if you like 'Land of Rape and Honey' and early NIN...at times I can hear a Metallica riff in there, but for the most part this music makes me very, very sad and gloomy if you know what I mean.
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